The next day, dark clouds covered the sky and the sky was overcast.

A cold wind blows from the north, and it seems that snow can fall at any time.

The howling wind sounded in gusts, like crying for the Song army who died in battle.

In the west of Kaifeng City, the tortured Yan army had to cheer up and defend strictly when the Yan cavalry had not yet evacuated.

The north and south camps each sent many secret agents to the Yan army camp to secretly monitor the movements of the Yan army.

Beware of this group of killing gods, silently, going and returning,

In the barracks, the remaining corpses have not yet been cleaned up, the burned tents, with faint smoke, the Song army shuttles back and forth to the battlefield, with a serious expression.

In the southern camp, many Song soldiers witnessed the tragic scene last night, and they couldn't help but feel numb in their scalps and gag again.

After a moment of battle, the corpse was first trampled by the war horse, and after countless trampling, the scene that is difficult to describe in words makes people's scalp tingle.

In this way, many Song troops still had to quickly clean up the battlefield.

Li Mu, Han Tao, He Zhangzhang and other generals, after personally inspecting the barracks, counted the casualties and reported to the court.

I had to hurry up the time and arrange part of the Song army to rebuild the barracks near the imperial capital.

In the direction of Kaifeng City, Song Qi led the army to redeploy at the head of the city, increase the number of troops, and strive to build Kaifeng City, and the iron pass seemed to be strong.

In any case, the northern and southern camps were attacked by the Yan cavalry, and the imperial city must not let the Yan cavalry attack again, otherwise, the loss of the Song State would be immeasurable.

In the court, officials from all sides received reports of last night's battle damages, and the hall was shocked.

When the news came out, the people in the city who did not know the truth gathered on the streets to denounce Song Qi.

In Lin Shuying's era, the northern vassal states continued to fight, and Lin Shuying relied on the combination of vertical and horizontal, and the Song Kingdom always expanded externally, which was quite effective.

When the Song Dynasty came to power, he shouted that the Song State was expanding slowly, staged a coup d'état, and imprisoned Lin Shuying.

It was declared to the outside world that after he ascended the throne, he fought foreign wars to build the Great Song Kingdom, and the Song Kingdom was promoted to the overlord of the north, striving to annex the south and unify the great cause.

However, in fact, the Song army lost the battle against Dayan, with 200,000 troops and heavy casualties, and the news came back one after another.

Now, the Yan cavalry is approaching the city and threatening the safety of the imperial capital.

In the first battle last night, the Song army suffered heavy casualties, and its national strength was greatly affected.

Song Qi led the army to personally set up defenses on the city wall, and when he heard the words of the people, he was angry in his heart, and he wanted to whip people with a horse whip in his hand.

He has no impulse, and he has no impulses to deal with them, does he not mean that he is no different from those ignorant people?

At this time, fortunately, Lin Shuying learned that he sent officials to post notices in time to clarify the situation, so as to stabilize people's hearts.

Lin Shuying was dissatisfied with Song Qi and felt that Song Qi should be fully responsible for the attack of the Yan army last night.

If in the past, Song Qi would have to be punished.

However, the Yan army came to the city and won the victory, at this time, the Song State needed to stabilize the environment to prevent the Yan army from taking advantage of the situation, inciting people's hearts, and causing chaos in Kaifeng City.

In addition, she must stabilize the hearts and minds of the court, ensure that all officials, united, fight against Yan Qi, and reduce losses.

At noon, Lin Shuying summoned the military generals of Wenchen and went to the palace of the empress to discuss the strategy of fighting against Yan Cai.

After all, when the empress was imprisoned, many of them turned their backs on the empress and chose to support Song Qi.

I walked into the palace of the empress with trembling heart, and everything was normal in the palace.

Jian Ye, Tian Xu, Prime Minister Qin Ming, Strategist Liu Zhuoya, Wang Ye Song Qi, Nandaying generals Li Mu, He Shanzhang, Beidaying generals Han Tao, Liang Chengming, gathered together.

These people were all important ministers of the Song State, and they may have been hostile to each other because of their political views.

However, the northern and southern camps were attacked, 100,000 Yan cavalry were stationed outside Kaifeng City, and the three Yan cavalry crusaded against the Song State.

In times of crisis, Song Qi took the initiative to show weakness, which meant that the struggle for imperial power came to an end for the time being.

At present, the Song State must stop internal fighting, unify its swords with the outside world, and gather all its forces to fight against the Yan army.

In the Empress Palace, Lin Shuying changed into a dragon robe, sat upright, held a teacup in her hands, and glanced at the ministers with a sharp light in her eyes.

Paying attention to the ministers, many people looked cautious, Lin Shuying did not mention the old matter, and said bluntly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I think you have heard of the battle last night, and you have any strategies to defend against the enemy who is coming?" ”

Lin Shuying didn't want to mention that she was imprisoned by the ministers in the previous coup, on the contrary, she put all her thoughts on how to fight against the Yan army.

The ministers listened to the sound and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, entering the palace today, among the ministers, like Prime Minister Qin Ming, Beiying general Han Tao, and Liang Chengming.

At the beginning, they fully supported Song Qi, but last night, the empress was reinstated, and they couldn't help but worry about the empress purging all the rebellious ministers in the court.

Who knew that the empress never mentioned the rebellion, and concentrated on dealing with the Yan army.

Qin Ming, Han Tao, and Liang Chengming slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Prime Minister Qin Ming took the lead in standing up, moved to the center of the palace, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen was confused for a while that day, but in fact, Weichen is loyal to His Majesty." ”

Hearing this, Lin Shuying waved his hand and said bluntly: "There is no need to mention the past matters, no matter what choice I made that day, I will not pursue it, and I will gather you here today just to discuss the strategy of defending against the enemy." ”

Qin Ming's face was red and his ears were red, which attracted Song Qi, Han Tao, and Liang Chengming to be contemptuous.

However, Qin Ming didn't care, and he didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, last night we were attacked by the Yan army three times in a row, and the cavalry of the southern camp, 60,000 people were killed in battle, and 40,000 people were injured, of which more than 20,000 were injured, I am afraid it will be difficult to fight."

40,000 people of the Beiying Army were killed, more than 30,000 were wounded, and more than 20,000 were wounded, and the casualties were relatively light.

However, most of the siege equipment in the northern camp was burned, and the losses were great. What's more, the loss of ordnance has sharply reduced the combat effectiveness of the mechanized army.

Weichen felt that at this moment, the Song army in the north and south camps had a low momentum and was not suitable to fight with Yan Cai. ”

After that, Qin Ming retreated, waiting for Lin Shuying to make a choice, striving to change Lin Shuying's impression of him.

Lin Shuying nodded, without words, her eyes continued to sweep over the ministers.

At this moment, the Song army was defeated, and the momentum of the whole army plummeted, and to reverse and improve the momentum of the whole army, in her opinion, the only way to change it was to win the battle.

Qin Ming insisted that he would not fight, could he let Yan Qi break into the imperial capital?

In other words, Qin Ming had other thoughts.

In the middle of the court, Li Mu pushed his wheelchair out, saluted Lin Shuying, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the last general will second, and he will not fight." ”

"General Li, why?" Lin Shuying was puzzled and asked Li Mu.

Li Mu has an extremely important position in the army, and he is loyal to himself, and his attitude is very important.

It stands to reason that the Song army in Nandaying suffered heavy casualties last night, and Li Mu should have taken the lead in the battle to avenge the Song army that died in the battle.

Why don't you advocate continuing the war?

Li Mu clenched his fists and explained in detail: "Your Majesty, at the end of last night, the general witnessed the Yan and Song cavalry fighting, and according to the current strength of the iron cavalry, it is difficult to shake the Yan army. In addition, the North Battalion suffered serious loss of ordnance and lost its ordnance assistance, relying on infantry alone, it was impossible to gain an advantage in the battle with Yan Cai.

The last general proposed to try to stabilize the Yan army for the time being, and the Song army quickly prepared for battle, and then looked for an opportunity to fight to the death with the Yan army. ”

In the past, the combat effectiveness of the Song army and the Yan army was almost equal.

However, in last night's battle, it would be difficult for Yan and Song to maintain their strength unless the Song army quickly replenished their ordnance.

Li Mu didn't know if there was any excess ordnance in the court, so as to quickly fill the losses of the mechanical army and build a strong army.

"General Li, this is a bad statement, at present, between Yan and Song, there is no help but fight, and the Song army must stick to the end. Otherwise, would it be possible to see the three-way army of the Yan Army arrive at Kaifeng City? Liu Zhuoya stepped forward and directly refuted Li Mu's suggestion.

Last night, he participated in the war and learned about the situation.

In the battle, the Song army's combat strength may not be able to withstand the Yan cavalry, and once the Yan army advances rapidly, the Song army has to fight.

Rather than being forced to face the war, it is better to take the initiative and take the initiative of the war into your own hands.

What's more, from the perspective of Liu Zhuoya, if the battle continues, the advantages of the Yan army will gradually be lost, and the disadvantages will gradually become prominent.

The Yan army returned from the south, did not carry much food, at this moment the momentum of the siege of the city, given time, once there is a food crisis, the Yan army is difficult to maintain, will inevitably retreat.

Therefore, from the point of view of Liuzhuo Cliff, the Song army did not have to fight to the death with the Yan army, as long as they set up ambushes along the way to form a strict layout to block the Yan army.

Soon after, the Yan army naturally withdrew.

"Lord Liu, you have witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Yan Cavalry, at this moment, Lord Liu's main man is fighting, do you want to push the Song army into the fire pit?" Li Mu asked rhetorically, looking up at Liu Zhuoya.

He saw the gap between the Song army and the Yan cavalry with his own eyes, and refused to fight rashly, and he easily did not fight the Yan army until he found a way to crack the Yan cavalry.

What's more, more than half of the 200,000 iron cavalry is lost, and if he fights again, all of them are killed, he spends his heart, the court spends money, and the trained iron cavalry is not a waste of his previous achievements.

Liu Zhuoya did not stop, and said coldly: "General Li, maybe you don't understand what I mean, the Song army blocking the Yan army may not need to defend the enemy head-on.

What's more, the Yan cavalry has traveled a long distance, the military rations are very small, look at the weather, I am afraid that it will snow soon, and the Yan cavalry returning from the south is bound to not carry a winter cotton jacket.

Therefore, on the other hand, the Song army, with sufficient food and abundant cotton jackets, as long as they hold on to half a month, the cold winter is coming, if the Yan army fights, it will inevitably suffer serious frostbite, and if it does not fight, it will naturally retreat without a fight. ”

For a while, Li Mu was silent, and Liu Zhuoya almost explained the situation of the Yan and Song armies, and the Yan army did not seem to have an advantage except for its strong combat power.

On the other hand, the Song army, in addition to its poor combat effectiveness, almost took advantage of the time, place, and people.

Therefore, it is necessary to die with the Yan army, and consume the patience and food of the Yan army.

In the dragon chair, Lin Shuying listened to Liu Zhuoya's opinion, nodded with satisfaction, as Liu Zhuoya said, we must try to block Yan Qi, if the war drags on, the defects of the Yan army will gradually be exposed, and then look for fighters to take revenge.

After some argument, Jian Ye, one of the empress's two major advisers, slowly stood up, looked at Li Mu, and then at Liu Zhuoya, and hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen supports Lord Liu's suggestion, however, to avoid a food crisis in the Yan army, the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and robbed the people of food near Kaifeng City, causing damage to the people.

Wei Chen suggested that the grain in the hands of the people must be controlled, and in addition, the court must issue a ban, and any grain merchant who dares to sell grain to the Yan army will be treated as treason and will not be tolerated. ”